Charleston - Festival of Lights

We arrived in Charleston around noon today.  It was a beautiful warm day with the temperature hitting 24c.  We loved not having to wear a jacket.  After getting settled into our hotel we went out exploring and getting an idea of where we were in relation to the things that we had planned while we were here.

We enjoyed an early dinner at a local bbq restaurant.  We had delicious smoked chicken.

Afterwards we headed to James Island where I had read about a "Festival of Lights" event that was taking place during the month of December.  It's a park on the Island that had 3.5 miles of "lights" decorating the drive.  It was absolutely amazing.  We were able to park and walk around to enjoy the lights and then later drive through the park to see the rest. Sadly it started to rain which limited how much walking we were able to do.

The pictures don't capture the absolute beauty of the glistening lights, but I want to keep this as a memory of a beautiful visit.  We arrived at the park at around 5:00 and stayed until 8:45.  We drove through twice and were amazed at how much more we saw the 2nd time around.

Sand sculpture